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First Name & Last Initial
Novel
Author
Vocabulary Word
Context
Definition
Synonym
Antonym
TeacherMason
Feed
M.T. Anderson
harbor
"We support failing economies. We give harbor to many who seek our shores. We are trying to do what is right.
harbor: A place of shelter; a refuge
shelter
expose
Kate R.
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Jeff Kinney
Transformation
"When a child begins to experience the changes that with adolescence, the transformation can be uncomfortable, awkward, or even frightening.
Transformation: a qualitative change
conversion
preservation
Jessica S.
The Sky is Everywhere
Jandy Nelson
Flouncing
"I can almost see Bails flouncing around him, coming up from behind and dropping her arms around his neck the way she always did."
Flouncing: to move with quick, flinging motions of the body.
Stumble
Gracefully
Fallon W.
Blister
Susan Shreve
Absentmindedly
"She loved the way her dad sometimes kissed the top of her head absentmindedly."
Absent minded: Of a person's behavior or manner.
Absently
Scatty
Connor M.
Point Blank
Antony Horowitz
winde
"There was undergrowth and the fence sort of caught me." He rubbed his leg and winced.
wince to draw back or tense the body, as from pain or from a blow.
flintch
comfort
Guadalupe T.
survival
paul dowswell
Devour
"a blazing ball of hydrogen gas devours the worlds greatest airship"
Devour to destroy completely
Eat
Hoard